Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Laura Knight
(1877 - 1970)

Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS (née Johnson) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition, who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for female artists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Knight


Spring
1916-1920
Oil on canvas
176 x 208.6 cm
Tate, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/knight-spring-n04838

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